Ian's Messy Desk
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. -A.A. Milne
Saturday, April 26, 2003Further to yesterday's post, there has to be something about living in Edmonton and laughing at spring blizzards in Calgary.
Spring blizzard hits Alberta with vengeance, stranding travellers. CNEWS Apr 26 2003 6:35PM ET [Moreover - Canada news]
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WHO softens stand on SARS review [CBC.CA]
Silicon Valley Pushing For Videoconferencing Cause Of SARS. "Al Sisto wouldn't knowingly expose his employees to SARS, nor would he jeopardize his software firm's revenue, two-thirds of which comes from Asia."... [Paul_Ramirez] [Lockergnome's Bits and Bytes]
Toronto SARS toll rises to 20 [The Globe And Mail: National]
Asian health ministers seek ways to fight SARS; new deaths in HK, China [CBC.CA]
WHO softening stance on T.O. travel advisory [The Globe And Mail: National]
Worldwide coverage of SARS turns Toronto the Good into Toronto the Taboo. Canadian Press Apr 26 2003 1:08PM ET [Moreover - Canada news]
Eves dons gloves, mask to visit staff fighting SARS at Toronto hospital. Canadian Press Apr 26 2003 1:08PM ET [Moreover - Canada news]
Singapore, Canada question Hong Kong's use of anti-SARS 'drug cocktail'. Canadian Press Apr 26 2003 1:08PM ET [Moreover - Canada news]
Three major drugmakers offer to help Ontario health officials fight SARS. Canadian Press Apr 26 2003 1:08PM ET [Moreover - Canada news]
Some Toronto nurses quitting over SARS frustrations [CBC.CA]
Automakers take SARS precautions in Canadian plants. AP via New Jersey Online Apr 26 2003 11:33AM ET [Moreover - Canada news]
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Radio Interview on SARS/SMS.
The last 10 minutes of this Real Audio broadcast includes an interview with Duncan Clark of BDA China telling how SMS messaging broke the news within China of the SARS outbreak. Warren Olney asks Clark about the impact of SMS on established channels of communication within China.
(Thanks, Creekman!)
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April 26 SARS Update. SARS headlines: China takes strong measures to limit movement and impose quarantines. The actions are approaching martial law, according to The Mirror. [Hat-tip to 'Phil_B'. ] The Independent reported, "Thousands of British tourists are 'trapped' in hotels in Beijing and elsewhere in China this weekend, prevented from sightseeing by the threat of Sars but unable to return home because of a shortage of seats on flights." The Daily Telegraph reports that China is denying plans for martial law. There are roadblocks around the capitol. 4000 are in quarantine. Rural workers and students have been forbidden to leave the city. Unusual Hong Kong infections suggest that people with few symptoms might be infectious, according to Channel NewsAsia. The complete SARS Update for April 26 is here.... [The Agonist]
Toronto's mark of Cain. National Post Online Apr 26 2003 7:44AM ET
Three succumb to SARS in two days [GAM]
The collateral damage of SARS [GAM]
SARS in Canada: A study in hype. National Post Online Apr 26 2003 7:44AM ET
Ivy League faculty member and Minnesota infant suspected of getting SARS in Canada. AP via New Jersey Online Apr 26 2003 6:32AM ET
WHO not ready to lift advisory [The Globe And Mail: National]
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Oliver Wendell Holmes. "Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become. Except in cases of necessity, which are rare, leave your friend to learn unpleasant things from his enemies; they are ready enough to tell them." [Motivational Quotes of the Day]
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